Do Not Argue with the Rain

Do Not Argue with the Rain
By Auntie B 9/20/10

Do not argue with the rain
There's really not a thing to gain
The rain will fall
Despite it all
So if you want to be a clever fella
Don't argue with the rain
Use an umbrella

Success

Success
By Auntie B 9/19/10

A person isn't "A success"
That's not something you are
For we all have wins and losses
No one doesn't bear a scar

Success is something to achieve
A goal for which to strive
It's earned in bits and pieces
Just as long as we're alive

It's not about your money
Or your prestige or power
It's about the way you live your life
Each day and every hour

Are you honest?
Are you loyal
And persistent?
Are you kind?
Are you grateful and hard-working?
Do you make up your own mind?

If life gives you a challenge
And you accept it
With a, "Yes!"
Then you can proudly smile
Knowing you've achieved success

Blabbering Beth

Blabbering Beth
By Auntie B 9/5/10

Blabbering Beth
Could talk you to death
She could talk about most anything
She could talk about milk
Or how they make silk
Or the tones of a telephone's ring
She could talk about candy
Or whatever's handy
She could talk 'til your ears were sore
Yes, her mouth was her ruin
Then one day a bird flew in
Now Beth's not blabbering anymore

Chalk Pictures

Chalk Pictures
By Auntie B 9/14/10

Draw pictures on the sidewalk
In brightly colored chalk
The neighbors will enjoy it
When they're out taking a walk

Don't worry that the rain will come
To wash your work away
Chalk pictures aren't meant to last
Draw more another day

Raining Cats and Dogs

Raining Cats and Dogs
By Auntie B 8/13/10

It's raining cats and dogs
That's better than bats and logs
And it could have been rats and hogs
I much prefer cats and dogs

Screen Time

Screen Time
By Auntie B 8/15/10

Do you spend all your time
In front of a screen?
How much of your world
Have you not really seen?

Are you so very crazy
About your TV shows
That you never even notice
When it storms and when it snows?

Or is it the computer
Or the smartphone that's your thing?
Do you ever smell the flowers
When they're blooming in the spring?

I'll bet you it's those games
That you always love to play
Do they let you learn life's secrets
Or are they in the way?

Amazing things are happening
And I'd hate to think you missed 'em
Just because you were so focused
On a silly gaming system

Stuffed Animals

Stuffed Animals
By Auntie B 8/23/10

How many stuffed animals
Do you have in your room?
They keep you cozy in the dark
And snuggle 'way the gloom

But do you need a kangaroo,
A monkey, and a horse,
Two frogs, four dogs, a penguin,
And six teddy bears, of course?

Do you need seven rabbits?
The elephant? The sheep?
And does that purple hippo
Really, truly help you sleep?

You might want to give some away
For when the day is done
You have so many animals
And there are kids
With none.